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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Copenhagen or Perth?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Copenhagen for

  • culture and sights
  • getting around
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Copenhagen’s own page.

Choose Perth for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Perth’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Copenhagen 40, Perth 86: Perth leads by 46 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Perth 58: Copenhagen leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Perth 42: Copenhagen leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Perth 42: Copenhagen leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen 45, Perth 72: Perth leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Copenhagen 72, Perth 48: Copenhagen leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Perth 74: Copenhagen leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Perth 55: Copenhagen leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Perth 44: Copenhagen leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Perth 28: Perth leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Perth 50: Copenhagen leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Perth 38: Copenhagen leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copenhagen and Perth.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Copenhagen
Best match
62match

Wins on culture and sights and getting around with your weighting.

Perth
53match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Copenhagen in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
59 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
17 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Perth in July

19 °Cdaytime high
8 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CopenhagenPerth

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenPerth
Official languageDanishEnglish
CurrencyDanish Krone (DKK)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCEFK230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112000
Elevation14 m2 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenPerth
City population667,0992,141,834
People per km²7,339334
Museums within 10 km7215
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone5 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.